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Downdraft Gasifier

Team and Contact Details

Student Name School Degree Year Email
Muhammad Faraz MasoodSMMEUndergraduateFourth[email protected]
Muhammad Saad KamranSMMEUndergraduateFourth[email protected]
Muhammad AhmedSEECSUndergraduateFourth[email protected]
Muhammad Jahanzeb Hassan ShahSMMEUndergraduateFourth[email protected]

Inter School Idea ? No
Do you need expertises from another area: Yes
If Yes please provide details of expertises you need:

Idea Details

Idea Name: Downdraft Gasifier
Slogan: Plan-Produce-Plant
Supervisor Name: Dr. Waqas Khalid SMME
Supervisor Designation: Assistant Professor
Supervisor School: SMME
Supervisor Department: SMME
Contact number: 0335-0388830
Email ID: [email protected]
Abstract:
    The demand for energy has increased manifold in recent times. The pollution and fossil fuel depletion asks for a sustainable energy source and gasification of biomass provides one.
What is the unmet need in society that your idea will fulfill ?
    The rural areas of Pakistan still do not have electricity supply, a mobile gasifier running with cotton stalk, with a capacity to run for 8 hrs, will help in meeting the energy needs of the rural areas of Pakistan.
Who needs it ? How many would benefit ?
   The whole rural area of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan will benefit from it.
How will the solution works
    The gasifier has a hopper where the cotton stalk will be filled. The cotton stalk will then be combusted in the presence of limited oxygen, resulting in incomplete combustion and hence pyrolysis of the biomass. This will result in release of Synthetic gas (mainly Hydrogen) which will be sucked out and fed to a filter. The filtered gas can then be used for heating purposes or can be fed to generator for electricity production
Who are your competitors ? How is your solution different
    There is a huge gap in this sector and biogas is being produced but that too on a very small scale. The biogas production too is not very feasible for household use. However, the gasifier can easily be operated domestically.
Status: new
Entry Date & Time: 2021-12-14 (1753)